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Ask HN: What questions do you ask yourself often/repeatedly?

29 points by oldmanstan ↗ HN
Some of mine, wherever I am, include: - Why is this like THIS? And how could I make this beter? - STOP - Why are you doing this? (This is usually when I'm doing something I shouldn't be, like incessantly checking HN.) - Will I regret not doing this? (Whenever a big decision needs to be made.)

And you?

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teddytruong7
I ask myself some of the same questions. Why is this like this, and How can I make this better?
mbet10
Mostly the same, including - what should I do with my life? And, much less philosophical - who owns this? (there are so many businesses, so many buildings, infrastructure, etc., who owns it all? Where does it come from? How can I start building and creating?
pg
What am I not seeing? What am I taking for granted?
kentnl
How did I manage to be such an idiot last year?, and how can I not be such an idiot this year?
yoseph
What am I doing to improve? That's my main one.
da5e
All good questions.

I tell myself to do something while I'm deciding what to do.

And ask myself: "is there someway to get an instant 1st solution?"

lionhearted
Every morning - "what's the most important thing I'd like to do today?" Sounds obvious, but most people don't do it. Life's gotten much more meaningful since I started implementing this, and I've gotten much more effective.
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Mz
"Am I on track?"
ivankirigin
I periodically start from scratch asking "what do I want?" and building up to how to achieve that best. Usually it points me to keep on truckin' but sometimes not so much, and I need a change.
carnevalem
From pg, "What's the best thing you could be working on, and why aren't you?"
abraham
Good question. Now I just have to figure out what the best thing is.
iamelgringo
Which ass am I going to kick today, and how hard am I going to kick it?
eswat
”What would be a better option that requires less work?” (when creating)

"What would be a better option that’s less complicated?” (what I ask myself when I’m looking to buy something. PC gaming purchases are an exception.)

seven
Am I over-engineering this? And the classic WTF?!